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Radiation therapy (Wikipedia)

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Wikipedia article: Radiation therapy or radiotherapy (RT, RTx, or XRT) is a treatment using ionizing radiation, generally provided as part of cancer therapy to either kill or control the growth of malignant cells.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_therapy 1
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Radiation therapy (Wikipedia)
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Radiation therapy or radiotherapy (RT, RTx, or XRT) is a treatment using ionizing radiation, generally provided as part of cancer therapy to either kill or control the growth of malignant cells.
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Claims Backed By This Source (6 claims)

This source backs 6 claims across the atlas. As facts: 2 well-attested. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Groups, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
  • Treatments, 3 claims: 3 general references.

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4

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